Phoenix Mars Robotic Arm Camera: Mosaic Operations

The Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) experiment on the Mars Phoenix Lander consists of one instrument component plus command electronics. This RAC Imaging Operations RDR data set contains mosaic data from the Robotic Arm Camera (RAC). The data is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze Martian surface texture and composition based on mosaic imagery
• Study robotic arm camera performance and operational data
• Process and reconstruct mosaic images for geological feature identification

Strengths

• Data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a trusted source
• Focuses on a specific instrument, the Robotic Arm Camera (RAC), providing targeted data

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:18:13.366030; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mars